Extracted from the work entitled: "The American Moslem: organ of the First Society for the Study of Islam in America" by John A. Lant, publisher; First Society for the Study of Islam in America, sponsoring agency Published: Jan. 1, 1894 “The American Moslem should not be a stranger to American soil. In our humble opinion, he has been here for a long time; in fact since the nation was born. It is not claiming a whit too much to say that he presided at its birth. George Washington was Moslem, alike with the other kindred spirits of the American Revolution.” The grace of manner of the Moslem, his simplicity and refinement, his devotion to learning, his skill in the occult...
The King's Man is a 2021, 20th Century Studios live-action feature film based on the comics "The Secret Service" by Mark Millar. It is the third film in the Kingsman film series and is a prequel to the previous movies. Set in the early 1900s, it focuses on the Duke of Oxford and shola, mentor to his son, as they become the first agents in the newly-formed independent intelligence agency, "The Kingsman." The plot pits them against a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds who have gathered to plot a war to wipe out millions. The film's antagonist is Morton, "The Shepherd," who is the founder and leader of an elite flock of agents that started the Great...
Elephants have been depicted in mythology, symbolism, and popular culture. They are both revered in religion and respected for their prowess in war. They are treated positively and are sometimes revered as deities, often symbolizing strength and wisdom. The Earth is supported and guarded by mythical World Elephants at the compass points of the cardinal directions, according to the Hindu cosmology of ancient India. The classical Sanskrit literature also attributes earthquakes to the shaking of their bodies when they tire. Wisdom is represented by the elephant in the form of the deity Ganesha, one of the most popular gods in the Hindu religion's pantheon. In Buddhist iconography, the elephant is associated with Queen Māyā of Sakya, the mother of Gautama...
Much of the Moorish legacy has been glossed in zoomorphic motifs, mythologized by both ancient and modern writers alike. We find Moorish history deeply embedded in as the foundations of old folklores, fairytales, comics, movies, novels, and even children’s nursery rhymes. All these various mythologizations concerned totemic symbology. Perhaps one of the most notable nursery rhymes, "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe." This so-called children's counting-out rhyme was said to be used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. However, author Henry Carrington Bolton in his book “The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children: A Study of Folk-Lore,” thoroughly describes his research into the origins of various children’s “counting-out rhymes” that were popular at the time. The...
Aboriginal Not Originals Compiled by Aummanuel Da'Muur Bey We are not "Indians," "[N]atives," or "[A]boriginal." We are, always have been and always will be "Moors!" In fact, the word in its earliest inception meant "true man" or "original man," prior to its latter day definitions like "westerners" and "dark-skinned." In later posts the etymological evolution of this word will be drawn out, but in this particular segment our examination will focus upon fictitious terms like "Indigenous" or "First Peoples," "Aboriginal," and "Native" are being ascribed in opposition to the more proper designation "Moor." There are a huge variety of terms used to describe the peoples most commonly called “Native” or “Aboriginal.” The use of the word “Indian” is considered offensive...
